The Diamond Sea is the majestic noise-rock centrepiece of Sonic Youth’s 1995 Washing Machine Album, one of the rare occasions the band went full-blown noise-sprawl on one of their ‘proper’ major-label albums. It is a beautiful piece though, with a lovely melodic song breaking down and stretchi...view item »

Spielberg's 1975 Jaws is arguably one of the soundtracks that made John Williams’ name, as well as permanently associating the shark with a certain two-note musical motif. This reissue is of the original MCA Records release, with all the crucial orchestral moments from the film. 180g vinyl, on UMC....view item »

Bad Moon Rising was only the second record for these presidents of noise rock, and saw a reverence for classic rock and all its idealism hit a brick wall of distortion an disdain. Sonic Youth made feedback the new pop music, and this record helped them on their way to that very reasoned idea: this is...view item »

Is there a finer stamp of approval than your album appearing in a pre-millennium episode of the Simpsons? Sonic Youth’s Daydream Nation, is one of the American indie underground’s epics, and was their last before signing to a major label (take from that what you will). LP box set comes with live versions, covers, and...view item »

The Whitey Album by Ciccone Youth is an album that was recorded in 1988 by Sonic Youth with Mike Watt and Greg Ginn. The album features infamous cover versions of Madonna’s Into The Groove, known here as Into The Groovey and ...view item »

Goofin’ records repress Sonic Youth’s art-rock masterwork Sister, and they’ve even included a download with the vinyl LP. On their fifth album the band’s dissonant no-wave drones are as heavy as ever, but they’re tied to sharper songwriting and thoughtful ...view item »

I can relate to this one.. I think the best picture I have of myself is the one my friend Gayle made where my head's fronting an in-flight parrot. I never know what to say about these guys really, they do a really upbeat indie pop/rock sort of thing with very slight experimental nods: little bits of electronics and bobs of studio trickery here a...view item »

This is the Sonic Youth album I identify with most, originally released in 1992 when I was 18. I'd only heard "Goo" prior to this and loved it. "Dirty" was almost like a pop album in comparison. Opener "100%" was also the first single, despite the squalling feedback, Butch Vig's tight production made it very accessible. The same could be said of...view item »

Along with Washing Machine, A Thousand Leaves is a clear indication that Sonic Youth have transcended the barriers of punk, noise, avant-garde, etc. and have become coincident with the core of modern music and modern lyric poetry across all genres and forms. A Thousand Leaves, sporting long, autumnal, melodic meditations like Hits of Sunshine an...view item »

So, you’re approaching 40, your hair is starting to disappear and that lovely fitted shirt your wife bought you last summer is now two sizes too small. You’re starting to realize this is the end, this is your downhill slope, you’re getting old and there is nothing you can do about it. But wait! Why not try to reconnect with you...view item »

Sonic Youth’s Evol is their third album from 1986 and as the title may hint towards, Evol is the album which sees Sonic Youth evolve into a rockier sound which always reminds me a bit of The Doors, as the sound swells from crashing guitar into murky drums effortlessly.
Available on...view item »

Your favourite uncle of noise rock, ok, maybe more like wisen parents, Sonic Youth’s 1983 album Confusion Is Sex is a dark backwards step into their more primitive state. Noisy, disjointed and clanky as hell. Guitars being destroyed for your listening pleasure. Repressed by Goofin’, good work guys. Yes. Just...view item »

1994’s Experimental Jet Set, Trash & No Star was kind of an unexpected beast from and for Sonic Youth. Showing the world they were more than capable of making songs that weren’t entirely reliant on discordant noise, but featuring an almost delicate side with a majority of the songs having clean guitar to...view item »

Well I feel honoured to be able to review a new CD by some true masters of discordant alt rock. Yes, der yoof
are back with their 1st album proper since 'Murray Street' and from the
opener I'm hooked. Not quite the return to the psychotically twisted
days of yore, rather a free & easy slanted & enchanted pop
treat. Reme...view item »

I'm SOOOOOOOOOooooooooo off to see SONIC YOUTH play this weekend. As a little pre-show taster I have their new B-sides and rarities collection 'The Destroyed Room' I'm playing this for the second time and as I find with a lot of their tracks they just work their way into your brain slowly until you become hooked. If you're reading this...view item »

Once again available on CD, with bonus live tracks and studio outtake "Where The Red Fern Grows". The self-titled 1982 debut from Sonic Youth witnesses the legendary NYC noiseniks in embryonic form, more sparse than later manifestations and occasionally bearing a resemblance to the dubby, bass-heavy post-punk of Public I...view item »

After Clint's savaging of their last single I feel I should give The Cure a bit of a hand up after they've fallen foul of their dicky zimmer frame. 'Freakshow' is probably the perkiest number I've heard them do with indecipherable slurred wonky lyrics and lots of wah wah guitar. I just can't get upset, even though this is obviously the sound of an ...view item »

Geffen have gone and released a an exciting double CD deluxe edition of Sonic Youth uber classic 'Daydream Nation' You get the original album plus loads of live versions, covers and demos and it's in a special double foldout package type thing....view item »

Beck’s 2002 album Sea Change marked something of a sea change (yeah we went there) for Beck’s own practice. There is much less in the way of sampling and cool-cat irony, and rather more in the way of sincere emotion. Plus, live-instrument tracks that engage with the smooth heartbreaky sounds...view item »

A return to in-print and on-vinyl status for a few Sonic Youth albums. 1990’s Goo was considered to be their most accessible album to date: it does after all contain the popular tunes ‘Dirty Boots’ and ‘Kool Thing’, virtually pop hits for Sonic Youth. LP reissue on Universa...view item »

"100%" was the first single to be taken from Sonic Youth's 1992 Classic "Dirty". It was released prior to the album and got the 17/18 year old me quite excited. The lead track was the kind of tight pop song that Sonic Youth had never done before, it was almost conventional, but there was the squealing and squalling guitars threading around each ...view item »

Beck's famed record of folk pop, hip-hop and gleeful harmonica turntablism gets a reissue through its original label Bong Load! This alternative gem crossed a lot of paths, each united under the boy's smirky vocal, blending the mainstreams of rock and electronic into one neat package. A n...view item »

Mutations is one of five album titles by Beck to being with the letter M. With Mutations, the follow up to the classic Odelay, Beck threw another curve ball to his fans, recording album of what could be described as cosmic folk rock. He even showed the influence Brazilian pop music has had on him with the track ...view item »

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